abstract

• Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that can cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). We report a case in an individual with a history of alcohol abuse, cocaine use, and ditch water exposure. This is the first reported case of GAE due to B mandrillaris in New Mexico.

authors

• Pindyck, Talia N
• Dvorscak, Lauren E
• Hart, Blaine L
• Palestine, Michael D
• Gallant, Joel E
• Allen, Sarah
• SantaCruz, Karen S

publication date

• September 2014

published in

• Open forum infectious diseases  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu062

PubMed ID

• 25734132

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volume

• 1

number

• 2